African movie stars and reviews from AfricanMovieStar.com showcasing popular films and talented actors in the African film industry.

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Chase

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  Eastsyde Entertainment presents Ramsey Noah (Dennis), Uche Jombo (Anna), Gentle Jack (Terror), Justus Esiri (Harry Dickson), Kelvin Books Ikeduba (Osas), MacMaurice Ndubueze (Chuks), Okey Sino Anagor (Tobi). Story/Screenplay/Director, Moses Inwang; Director of Photography, Tunde Adekoya (C2008) Chase movies are the most exploited themes in the world of film. Hollywood alone has produced over ten such films starting from Buster Keiton’s, The General (1926) to North by Northwest (1959), and the Naked Prey (1966). The Fugitive (1993), and The Hunted (2003), and the list […]

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Behind a Smile

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OJ Productions presents, Majid Michel (Fred), Adora Uko (Maria), Jim Iyke (Majid), Nadia Buari (Mara), Jibola Dabo (ChiefDajamaji) Gloria Young (Lucy), Omonie Oboli (Stacy), Florence Sunday (Fred’s mother), Screenplay/Director, Frank Raja Arase; Director of Photography, Tunde Adekoya; Executive Producers, Ojiofor Ezanyreche?Obumneke Ezeanyaeche. (C2009) Smiling faces sometimes pretend to be your friend/Smiling faces, smiling faces, is a frown turned upside down/Smiling faces, smiling faces tell lies and I got proof/Beware. Beware of the handshake that hides the snake/I’m tellin’ you beware

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The Meeting

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The Audrey Silver Company presents, Rita Dominic (Clara), Jide Kosoko (Md), Femi Jacobs (Makinde), Lida Ejiofor (Ejura), Kate Henshaw (Mrs. Ikomi), Nse Ekpe Etim (Bolarinwa), Colin Richards (Jolomi). Producer/Director, Mildred Okwo; Producer, Rita Dominic; Cinematography, Jim Bishop; Screenplay, Tunde Babilola. (C) 2012 “…totally Nigerian or African story…,” says Mildred Okwo, the Producer/Director of The Meeting, in a post-production interview. She’s right on the dollar, Mildred is right on the money. Did you bring your lunch pack? Did you bring extra Naira

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Secrets of the Night

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Africine Films presents, Richard Mofi Damijo (Henry), Genevieve Nnaji (Tessy), Segun Arinze (Boss), Gbenga Richards (Debo), Kalu Ikeagu (Chidi), Gentle Jack (Tuvl), Uche Jombo (Alex), Emeka Ani (Chief Okonkwo). Story/Screenplay, Felix Odion; Director of Photography, Isaac Martins; Producer, Emem Isong; Director, Ifeanyi Onyeabor. C2004, A remarkable Nollywood crime thriller I stumble upon yet. It has all the perks and trimmings of a significant crime film. Watching Secrets of the Night reminds me of the Hollywood big hits like The Public Enemy (1931), The White

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’76

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  Jim Iyke (Jake), Rita Dominic (Peju),  Nikky Samonas (Sophia), Barbara Ukattah (Maggie), Jibola Dabo (Chief Aderibigbe), Joyce Kalu (Mrs. Aderibigbe), Dan Dinovo (Richie). Story, Uchenna Ivo; Screenplay, Jim Iyke; Director of Photography, John Osemeka; Producer, Omar Oyin Bala; Director, Chijoke Okeke Ogano; Editor, Okey Benson. C2017.  I was interested in Frederick Leonard’s ’76 which have already 57,000 hits to its name, and I thought this could be a good one to watch and share in the experience; especially when I’m

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The Game

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Hotstar International Presents, Majid Michel (Jason), Martha Ankomah (Zina), Adjety Anang (Dennis), Yvonne Okoro (Etta), John Demelo (Andy), Anthony Nkwoeha (Jim). Story, Pascal Amanfo; Screenplay, Folaki Nissi Amanfo; Director of Photography, Tunde Adekoya; Director, Pascal Amanfo; Producer, Michael Odika. (C2010)  In Daddy’s Girl, Martha Ankomah is this little girl who shrewdly plunged her unwitting father into the political limelight, only that the father fell short of becoming a Manchurian Candidate for the political establishment in Ghana. Here in The Game, she’s the femme fatale.

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After the Wedding

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Double Eclipse Production Presents, Desmond Eliott (Lee), Ini Edo (Barbie), Mercy Johnson (Vera), Moses Efret (Bob), Orlandi Symmon (Judas), Abdulraheem Abdulla (Viper). Story/Screenplay, Willie Ajenge; Director of Photography, Waheed Adeogun; Producer, Andy Nnawuihe, Executive Producers, Willie Ajenge/ Andy Nnawuihe; Director, Willie Ajenge. C2006. “Bob and Barbie were arrested by the police as they were passing the balance of the blackmail money to Judas and Vera who were both also arrested. They were all sentenced to thirty years each for the attempted

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Mirror Boy

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  The Nollywood Factory in collaboration with OH Films, Presents, Genevieve Nnaji (Teema), Osita Iheme (Mirror Boy), Edward Kagutuzi (Tejan), Fatima Jabbe (Queen), Emma Fletcher (Miss Nugent), Peter Halpin (PC Andrew). Director, Obi Emolonye; Producers, Patrick Campbell/Famata Jabbe; Screenplay, Obi Emolonye; Executive Producer, Akim Salami; Narrator, Frazier James; Director of Photography, Clive Norman; Running Time: 84mim. C2011. Mirror Boy costs 250,000 Pound Sterling, or a big 339,263.66 United States dollars. Barely over a quarter of a million dollars, and it could

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Soul Desire

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 A Young Father Production Presents, Ruff Samuel (Jeffery), Tonto Dikeh (Emelda), James Gardener (Mike), Smith Asante (Dave). Story/Screenplay, David Owusu; Production, Samuel Ruff Quansah; Director, Ish Tompson. (C2010) This movie throws caution to the wind for overweight and overworked bosses who come home, and slump in bed by their beautiful wives, and snore till morning comes. They’ll be rushing out the door with a cup of coffee in one hand and the handgrip in the other, and they’ll manage to

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Vibrant promotional poster for the African movie "Kiss & Tell" showcasing the lead cast.

Kiss and Tell

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  Royal Art Academy presents, Monalisa Chinde (Delphine), Joseph Benjamin (Iyke), Nse Ikpe Etim (Tena), Eka (Bhaira Mcwizu), Desmond Elliot (Bernard), Uche Jombo (Mimi), Bobby Michaels (David), Mathew H. Brown (Tunde). Director, Desmond Elliot; Producer, Emem Emong, Monalisa Chinde; Screenplay,  Anthony Kahinde Joseph, Uduak Isong Oguamanam, Rita C. Onwurah. (C.2011) “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy,” they say. A minute into the film, Bernard (Desmond Elliot) and Iyke (Joseph Benjamin) are standing in each other’s face. They’re burnt out

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